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Adoption: Self-employed

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 16 January 2026UIN 103944

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of local authorities which voluntarily provide support for self-employed adoptive parents in each of the last five years.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department does not collect information from local authorities or regional adoption agencies on the extent to which they provide voluntary support for self-employed adoptive parents.

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